Post by the Scribe on Feb 13, 2021 21:56:50 GMT
The Latest: McConnell votes to acquit, then condemns Trump
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Sat., February 13, 2021, 2:33 p.m.·15 min read
WASHINGTON — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
Minutes after voting to acquit Donald Trump of the impeachment charge, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is still “no question” that Trump was “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
McConnell said he could not vote to convict Trump because he is “constitutionally not eligible for conviction” because he is no longer president.
He added that a conviction would have created a dangerous precedent that would give the Senate power to convict private political rivals and bar them from holding future office.
McConnell added that impeachment is a “narrow tool for a narrow purpose.”
The Senate voted 57-43 on Saturday to acquit Trump. A conviction required 67 votes.
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Sat., February 13, 2021, 2:33 p.m.·15 min read
WASHINGTON — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
Minutes after voting to acquit Donald Trump of the impeachment charge, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is still “no question” that Trump was “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
McConnell said he could not vote to convict Trump because he is “constitutionally not eligible for conviction” because he is no longer president.
He added that a conviction would have created a dangerous precedent that would give the Senate power to convict private political rivals and bar them from holding future office.
McConnell added that impeachment is a “narrow tool for a narrow purpose.”
The Senate voted 57-43 on Saturday to acquit Trump. A conviction required 67 votes.